FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with ex-Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika and Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee Igor Krasnov, who was nominated by Vladimir Putin for the post of Russia's Prosecutor General, in Moscow, Russia January 21, 2020. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's lower house of parliament unanimously gave its initial backing on Thursday to sweeping constitutional changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin which are widely seen as an attempt to extend his influence after he steps down.
The reforms, which Putin unveiled last week, were backed by all 432 lawmakers who took part in the vote in the State Duma, as the lower house of parliament is known. Nobody voted against or abstained. The Duma is controlled by the ruling pro-Putin United Russia party.
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